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I know the Bible is the Word of God becaue of the internal witness of the Bible itself and the external witness of the evidence. Internally, the compilation of 66 writings we call the Bible were accrued over a period of 1500 years, by 40 different authors in three different languages on thousands of subjects. Many of the authors were neither aware of each other nor had any idea that there would be a final book. Yet, each of the individual writings fit together like a jigsaw puzzle to present a larger picture or theme. The writings flow seemlessly and corroborate each other. Clearly, the 40 different authors were directed in some manner as to what to write and this is exactly what Scipture says about itself. Additionally, all prophecies in Scripture have been fulfilled exactly as stated, sometimes hundreds or even thouands of years after the prophecy, with the only exception being those that deal with the end of times. No single author under his or her own inspiration could have done that let alone multiple authors. Again, there was an overarching theme that the authors were being directed to write about, I believe sometimes unwittingly. The evidence external to Scripture corrborates the internal witness of Scripture. In fact, the writings of many foes of Jesus testify to the Biblical accounts. It is actually possible to piece together the life of Christ apart from Scripture using the writings of Josephus, Tacitus, Suetonius and Plinius the Younger. Additionally, there are the archeological aspects that have been unearthed which confirm Biblical accounts. Put it all together and the evidence is overwhelming. People can deny or ignore the evidence but it is there just the same.